Drink
French Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Cream
25 minServes 4Nutri-Score D€€
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25 min
25 minFrench Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Cream
what you need
Ingredients
70% dark chocolate (chopped)Pantry255 g
whole milkDairy360 ml- heavy creamDairy120 ml
granulated sugarPantry19 g
salt (very small pinch)Spices1 g- heavy cream (cold, for the vanilla cream)Dairy480 ml
- vanilla extract (or 1-2 vanilla beans)Pantry5 ml
- granulated sugar (for the vanilla cream)Pantry25 g
croissants (optional, for serving)Bakery4 pieces
per serving
Nutrition
766kcal
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Proteins
- 10 g
- Fat
- 61 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Saucepan
Mixing bowl
Hand mixer
Whisk
Piping bag
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Make the vanilla cream
- In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream, granulated sugar and vanilla.
- Mix with a hand mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star tip and set aside.
- Step 2
Heat the milk mixture
- In a medium pot over medium-low heat, add the whole milk, heavy cream and sugar.
- Whisk well and heat until steamy hot, then turn off the heat.
- Step 3
Melt in the chocolate
- Add the chopped chocolate and salt to the hot milk mixture.
- Whisk until the chocolate is fully melted.
- Keep warm.
- Step 4
Serve
- Pipe the whipped cream into a large mound in a small bowl.
- Serve with the hot chocolate and croissants.